Moran stumbled away from the batter's box and immediately went to the ground clutching his face. After being examined by trainers, he was carted off the field.

"It was a pretty scary incident," manager A.J. Hinch said. "I go on the field, and he's got blood on the face. Blood, it isn't generally seen in our sport."

He went to the hospital, where he was "evaluated for everything from a concussion to a fracture," Hinch said.

The 24-year-old Moran, who was playing only his second game this season after being called up from Triple-A Tuesday, has literally seen the agony and the ecstasy the sport has to offer in his brief stint with the Astros. Friday night, he hit his first career home run.